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A new lockdown dawns...but don't despair, you can still feel part of a community and meet other Naturists in a virtual space.   British Naturism host over 20 online sessions each week, including our popular coffee morning and pub night, many different types and levels of yoga, fitness, aerobics, interviews of well-known Naturist people, discussions, meditation, baking, group chats...it's all happening and accessible from wherever you are!   This Saturday (7th November

At British Naturism's 2020 Annual General Meeting, held (virtually) in October) the following Certificates of Merit were awarded. The process will alter for 2021 with members able to nominate recipients (log in required).   Dr Victoria Bateman - for her work in promoting equality and respect for women and promoting body confidence. She was a guest on The Forum Live in June - members can download a full transcript of the interview.   The British Naturism Northern Ireland team

In the The Forum Live production office we're constantly brainstorming ideas for future sessions and working on delivering great guests, stimulating discussions and super Monday night entertainment. We've got a range of fabulous guests and topics coming up in the next few weeks, so keep an eye out for announcements.... We also strive for variety and so next Monday we're doing something slightly different, welcoming the members of our volunteer Holiday Advice team and allowing you to ask the

A real live event open for booking! Tickets for British Naturism's SANER (Scotland and North England, including Northern Ireland) region's annual hotel activity weekend - in a brand new location on the Isle of Bute - are now on sale! The Gathering takes place at the Glenburn Hotel, Rothesay, Bute, over the weekend of 23rd - 26th April 2021. Three nights on a dinner, bed and breakfast basis plus a whole host of activities and fantastic entertainment throughout your stay. Find out more abo

It's another packed week for British Naturism online events!  Pam's Naked Kitchen returns after a summer break and as this week sees the first Sunday of the month, it's time again for the Women Uncovered chat and catch up over a cup of coffee... There's something on every day - check out the full list and find exercise and fitness, including a number of yoga sessions, meditation, a coffee morning, the ever-popular pub night, The Forum Live interview and dedicated chat sessions for youn

Next Monday (26 October) I'm pleased to announce that my guest on The Forum Live will be Erich Schuttauf Erich serves as the Executive Director of the American Association for Nude Recreation (AANR).  The association advocates for nude recreation throughout North America within such settings as nudist clubs, events and resorts, traditional public lands and beaches, and “your own private backyard.”   Erich is the editor of a revision to AANR’s Guide to Creating and Managing Clothing Opt

British Naturism's online event programme has delighted, engaged, entertained and informed Naturist around the world since it began earlier this year. Today we are pleased to bring you news of our latest event  - The Global Naturist Forum, the first ever event of its kind. The Global Naturist Forum is an international conference, hosted online, by British Naturism and will take place over the weekend of 14-15 November 2020. We’re bringing the Naturist world together for a weekend of di

We're never resting on our laurels - in fact there are so many opportunities for exercise in our online programme we're hardly resting at all! Following the recent launch of our new GroovX Stix class, we're bringing you TWO new GroovX classes starting next week. On Monday at 9.30am participate in GroovX Flow - a slow, movement-based class set to relaxing music that helps you get fit and improve your strength, posture and mobility. On Wednesday at 4pm join in GroovX Gold - perfect

Next Monday, 19th October our guest will be Nick Mayhew-Smith A member of British Naturism for 30 years, Nick is an enthusiastic advocate for naturism, a writer and journalist who worked with fellow BN member Mike Betts to produce three guide books about nude beaches and naturist sites for the general public: Bare Beaches (2004), Bare Britain (2005) and The World’s Best Nude Beaches & Resorts (2007). More recently he has been writing about the wilderness and nature, but has remained clo

No need for social distancing at our online pub - The Bare Arms. And it's open today at 8pm. Naturists from all over the UK, and beyond, will gather to chat, catch up, discuss, debate - and above all have fun within this special community.  Check out all our other online events to keep you fit, entertained and sociable - there's something every day!     Photo by Thomas Martinsen on Unsplash

Donna Price, British Naturism's Women in Naturism co-ordinator certainly keeps the profile high, ably assisted by husband John. Their latest interview has been published far and wide and we know there are more examples to come. So far we've seen it - always lavishly illustrated (even if editors do feel that pixellating certain parts of a normal, everyday naked human is necessary) in walesonline, the Hull Daily Mail, Gloucestershire Live, Lincolnshire Live, inyourarea.co.uk, flipboard.com and com

We’re delighted to welcome a new member to the British Naturism Executive Committee - Amanda Lee - who had been elected to the role of North West Regional Co-ordinator. Here, she introduces herself… I found Naturism by accident, I had never gone naked, been topless on a beach, walked around the house naked. It had never even registered in my head. By chance a friend who asked if I’d go on holiday, having discovered Naturism working in the Caribbean, and would like to try. I googled a specif

Those who attended the online BN AGM on Sunday 4 October will know that the in-depth discussions, ensuing debates and uplifting and informative presentations caused us to run out of time before the Q&A session could begin. Therefore, we’ve decided that The Forum Live next Monday (12 October) will be dedicated to the session we all missed. The event is open to all British Naturism members and is expected to last an hour. Questions on any relevant subject will be welcome. To help us

I'm delighted to announce that our guest next Monday (5 October) will be Caroline Steel. Caroline is a BBC science radio producer. She produces CrowdScience on the World Service, a weekly science show that answers science questions from audience members all over the world. She also produces Bad People, a BBC Sounds true crime podcast. Outside of pandemics Caroline presents explosive science shows on stage for large audiences at the Royal Institution. The most recent episode of CrowdSci

A really important area to emerge in the work being undertaken to develop an overall strategy has been how best to take forward issues around equality, diversity and inclusion within British Naturism. British Naturism has already done much to address issues around equality, diversity and inclusion within the organisation, for example raising awareness of body positivity, mental health, women’s equality, hate crime and anti-discrimination practice within naturism.  Its involvement in rese

I'm sure you're checking the schedule every day, but in case not, here is a reminder that our monthly Life Drawing class takes place this Saturday afternoon. Time? 1pm Venue? Your place! Find all the details here. Our online event programme continues to attract the attention of the outside world with the media especially excited to learn about it and how it led to a huge increase in our membership. There's something every day and don't forget the NEW sessions - Power Yoga, Earth Meditation,

Next Monday, 28th September, the Forum Live online session will be dedicated to our fully-illustrated, content-packed quarterly publication for members - BN Magazine. As the magazine editor, I'll be slipping in the 'guest' chair for the evening and hope to be joined by other people who make significant contributions to turning texts, pictures, ideas, news, graphics, research, suggestions, reports, promotions and more, into the beautiful journal that lands every three months on your doormat.

It's been a great first summer at our newly-acquired site, British Naturism Sunfolk. When the pandemic hit, we didn't imagine that we'd be able to welcome visitors until 2021, but after a huge amount of hard work and dedication by BN staff, members and others, camping and day visit bookings were taken from the 1st August. It was an instant hit and we've hosted over 600 people! It's been great to welcome many British Naturism members as well as people new to the notion of clothes-free campin

I'm pleased to announce that we go international again next Monday (21st September) and I will be interviewing Brendan Jones, the founder of Get Naked Australia (GNA), a nude internet sensation. There's an article in the latest BN magazine about it which can also be found on this website. After discovering Naturism by accident Brendan created GNA which grew rapidly to 225,000 followers. He now hopes to rebuild the Naturist culture in Australia and has a passion for promoting naturism amongs

Don't forget all the wonderful things you can get from the UK's national Naturist organisation...it may be tricky to meet others right now but there is still plenty going on within our virtual, socially-distanced community, including plenty of free content: Join in our online events - from yoga to a pub night, and interviews to fitness classes. There's something every day! Read over one hundred articles on our news pages about a wide variety of Naturist and Naturist-related su

British Naturism is a membership organisation run by volunteers, supported by a small paid staff and consultants. Volunteers at the management level devote many hours of their spare time to working for the organisation. There’s always a lot to do and it’s not always the fun stuff! Every member of the EC is working hard in the background, dealing with many issues on your behalf, every day, including some you may not think of! We’ve been busier than ever during the pandemic.  Weekly meetings of th

In our online interview sessions we continue to reach out around the world and tonight (7th September) will be no exception. I'm really pleased to tell you that our guest will be Linda Weber from AANR West. That's the America Association of Nude Recreation, if you didn't know. We heard from Linda a few weeks ago when we covered 'Women in Naturism' but this time we'll learn more about Naturism in the US. Linda may be bringing some colleagues with her. There will be plenty to talk about...!

Our ability to raise the profile of British Naturism and Naturism in the UK continues to grow stronger and stronger! In addition to a number of local press reports and radio interviews that we have participated in recently we've been gaining national and world wide promotion!   Check out the following...   An article in the Daily Star and featured as the banner headline on the front page -  https://www.dailystar.co.uk/showbiz/sexy-celebrities-admit-like-getting-22613459  

Our programme of online events continues to attract great audiences and praise! Naturists from the UK and beyond are loving the opportunity to keep fit and healthy and meet others in online sessions where - unlike so many of the Zoom meetings we're all attending - can be done without clothes! We're bringing  in some NEW sessions this month, and owing to some much-needed holidays for instructors,  a couple of temporary changes too. New sessions Earth Meditation on Sunday mornings f

Next Monday (31st August), I am delighted to tell you that my guest on The Forum Live will be British Naturism President, Mark Bass. Mark joined British Naturism in 2007, having been introduced to Naturism during his university years. By day he works as a mild-mannered lecturer in Biomedical Science at the University of Sheffield.  But by night he stalks the streets, fighting injustice wherever it may be found and promoting naturist rights!  Mark was co-opted to the Executive Committee of B